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Patricia B. "Pat" Tatar, a former Bank of Baltimore official, died of complications from pneumonia Sept. 24 at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. The Towson resident was 83. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Max Pechersky and the former Catherine Shiffman. She was a graduate of Forest Park High School and initially worked at the old Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. In the early 1970s, she moved to Maple Shade, N.J., and was a regional Hallmark card, toy, puzzle and Christmas ornament representative.

Major league officials were relieved when the Orioles and Royals were able to play Game 1 of the American League Championship Series at Camden Yards in spite of a constant threat of rain. They might not be so lucky on Monday night. The forecast calls for a 100 percent chance of rain during the day and a 90 percent chance of rain on Monday night in the Kansas City area. If Mother Nature makes it impossible to get the game in, the same scenario will apply that was in play in Baltimore.

EMMITSBURG - Family after family took the solemn walk Sunday to receive an American flag and red rose, each pausing for a moment to feel the nation's gratitude for their loved ones, fallen firefighters who died in the line of duty. Among the 107 first responders honored at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service were two from Maryland: Gene Meir Kirchner, 25, of Reisterstown and David R. Barr Jr., 64, of Port Deposit. "For us, it's just another step in our journey of mourning," said Kirchner's sister, Shelly Brezicki of Hampstead.

The marble head and body of the George Washington Monument in Baltimore reemerged last week from the scaffolding that has ensconced it for nearly a year, and all exterior renovations are expected to wrap up this month. The $5.5 million restoration project for the 178-foot obelisk in Mount Vernon is ahead of schedule, and entire building should be uncovered in time for the annual Monument Lighting in December, said Cathy Rosenbaum, of the Mount Vernon Place Conservancy. Cranes will arrive this week to remove some of the heavier construction infrastructure.

A painting of a confident-looking bulldog wearing a Baltimore Orioles baseball cap propped outside the artist Robert McClintock's studio bears a caption reading, "How 'bout dem O's, hon!" The artist Tom Matarazzo's hand-painted screens of the Orioles Bird, with jauntily tipped cap and grinning beak, have never been more in demand than they are this month. Steve Mull's colored-marker drawing of an Orioles team jersey, mitt and a pair of steamed crabs evokes such strong associations with the city that you can practically taste the Old Bay seasoning on those crustaceans.

Three men were wounded by gunfire in separate incidents late Friday and Saturday in West Baltimore, city police said. The men are expected to survive their injuries. About 11 p.m. Friday, police found a man shot in the groin in the 500 block of W. Preston St. in the Upton section of the city. Just after midnight, officers found a man shot in the leg in the 800 block of N. Stricker St. in the Harlem Park section of the city. About 1:30 p.m. Saturday, police found a man shot in the chest in the 3700 block of Arcadia Avenue in the Langston Hughes section of the city.

Et cetera Whittenburg has 'rough night' in finals Donnell Whittenburg of Baltimore finished 17th in the men's all-around finals Thursday at the Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning, China, with a score of 86.248. The Edgewood alumnus placed first overall in the still rings (15.266), 10th in floor exercise (15.100), 16th in parallel bars (14.533), 18th in high bars (13.866), 19th in pommel horse (13.783) and 24th in vault (13.700). In the Americans' team bronze win Tuesday, Whittenburg's scores in floor exercise (15.300)

All lanes are open on Interstate 95 South in Baltimore City on Thursday morning with the clearing of a two-vehicle collision at the Keith Avenue exit, according to the state Department of Transportation. Emergency roadwork on MD 150 East in Dundalk at Pembrooke Boulevard has closed the eastbound right traffic lane and eastbound right shoulder for more than four hours since first reported by DOT at 4:43 a.m. The Maryland Transit Administration reported at 9:12 a.m. that trains, buses and mobility vehicles are running on schedule.

By Mark Puente and Luke Broadwater and The Baltimore Sun | October 9, 2014

Although Baltimore's mayor and police commissioner have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to review allegations of brutality in the Police Department, some civic leaders called Thursday for a more far-reaching — and hard-hitting — federal investigation. Tessa Hill-Aston, president of the NAACP's Baltimore branch, said the police force needs more than the "collaborative review" that city and federal leaders have agreed upon. If city leaders care about improving the department's relationship with residents, the probe "should be a civil rights investigation," she said.

WEATHER Mostly sunny with a high of 68, and a low of 53. TRAFFIC Get the latest on delays for this morning's commute from baltimoresun.com FROM LAST NIGHT Police are searching for a suspect they believe shot his girlfriend's ex-husband with a BB gun at Hereford High School last night. TODAY'S FRONT PAGE Federal officials announced that they will screen international passengers at five major U.S. airports. A U.S Department of Justice official promised that his agency's investigation of police brutality in the Baltimore Police Department would be a “candid” assessment.